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Our mission is simple: to help entrepreneurs skyrocket their business success by leveraging the power of processes, policies, and people. Leading Behind The Scene is your weekly dose of inspiration to equip you to excel in business and life.
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Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Are you feeling an overwhelming amount of burnout in your business? Are you experiencing symptoms in your work life that are carrying over and affecting your personal life? Today we are talking with Natalie Dean to address the five healthy steps to creating and sustaining healthy relationships with other women in business to overcome personal burnout.
Natalie Dean is a public relations professional and entrepreneur. For 15 years, she has built an extensive career in corporate, crisis, multicultural, and education public relations, working with national and global entities. Her entrepreneurial spirit and service are unmatched and evident in her community. In February 2011, Natalie launched Whine & Cheese, Inc., a national non-profit organization that creates safe spaces for women to whine about their stresses and cheese (smile) about their blessings. I can't wait for you to hear how phenomenal Natalie is!
"Society has glorified that we can only have day one friends, and if you weren't along for the ride from the beginning, you don't deserve to be on this journey. And that could not be further from the truth." - Natalie Dean
Highlights from my conversation with Natalie include:
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Introducing Natalie Dean (1:29)
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Finding a safe space in your business (4:31)
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What is a femship (5:55)
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Maintaining healthy and sustainable relationships (7:52)
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Washing your hands (8:09)
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Checking your temperature (10:53)
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Daily doses of genuine compliments (13:03)
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Checking the vitals of your relationships (14:34)
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Dressing the wounds for healthy relationships (15:37)
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Launching Whine and Cheese (18:56)
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Starting a Whine and Cheese branch (20:17)
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Changing the stigma of female friendships in business (23:21)
Do you have femships? Maybe you have a group of friends that helps you navigate through the isolating world of entrepreneurship. I would love to know which of the five steps Natalie shared inspired you the most! Feel free to share with me on Instagram! As always, I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
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Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Are you leading yourself? Are you growing and developing every aspect of your life? Jacqueline Barnes joins me today, and we explore these questions, also what self-leadership is and taking control of your life.
Coach Jacqui is a life and leadership coach who believes that everything is created to fulfill a need, a service, or a specific purpose. She believes that the potential is built into creating something and is fully known by its Creator. Coach Jacqui is a certified life coach and a certified leadership coach who is part of the John Maxwell coaching team and is a survivor of domestic abuse.
"As you grow yourself, and as you become more aware, you have to know and believe that if you're putting in the work and you're being integral about your intention, then there's something happening in the nothing." - Coach Jacqui
Highlights from my conversation with Coach Jacqui include:
- Introducing Coach Jacqui (1:07)
- Jacqui's story (3:24)
- Founding the Seed of Hope Foundation (7:56)
- The importance of self-leadership (10:24)
- The abundance life principles (13:53)
- Final thoughts on courage and abundance (18:10)
Do you have a beginner's mindset? Where are you on your journey of self-leadership? I hope you enjoyed this chat with someone who means so much to me! I would love to know which truth Coach Jacqui shared resonated with you the most! Feel free to share with me on Instagram! As always, I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
Connect with Coach Jacqui
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Thanks for joining me on today's episode of, Leading Behind the Scene! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to Apple Podcast or Spotify, give me a 5 star, and leave a review to help me reach even more entrepreneurs who are ready to make their move. Also, don't forget to check out my website, visit me on Facebook, or hang out with me on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Do you need help with the mindset around your business budget? Or maybe you're great at budgeting and just ready to outsource it to someone?
In today's episode with Patrice Copeland, we will be discussing mindset, expense tracking, and accountability related to your business budget.
Patrice is an accounting professional with over ten years of experience in corporate accounting accounts payable, receivables, and customer service. Patrice is the founder and owner of V.I.E.W by Patrice, a boutique virtual services firm that supports entrepreneurs with budgeting, bookkeeping, and staying balanced.
"… There's gonna be days that you fail or days, you don't even want to deal with it…just give yourself grace, and pick yourself up, use it as a learning experience, and start back over again." - Patrice Copeland.
Inside advice shared in this episode:
- Introducing Patrice Copeland (1:02)
- Mindset around your budget (3:17)
- The impact of personal budgets (7:53)
- Tracking your expenses (8:52)
- Having a separate business account (11:52)
- Checking in on your tracking (13:34)
- The importance of accountability (14:57)
- Budgeting to celebrate your wins (17:48)
- Additional resources for budgeting (20:31)
- When to seek out help with your finances (22:18)
- Budgeting and business planning (22:54)
If you are someone who has a hard time tracking your finances, are you ready to dive in and look at your numbers? Patrice shared such fantastic budgeting advice in today's episode. I would love to know what resonated with you the most! Feel free to share with me on Instagram! As always, I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
Resources Mentioned
Connect with Patrice
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Thanks for joining me on today's episode of, Leading Behind the Scene! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to Apple Podcast or Spotify, give me a 5 star, and leave a review to help me reach even more entrepreneurs who are ready to make their move. Also, don't forget to check out my website, visit me on Facebook, or hang out with me on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Are you multi-passionate but also sensitive to the opinions of others? Do you want to grow your business through an online freelancing marketplace? These are some of the many topics discussed in today's episode with Juanita Ingram.
Juanita is an attorney, an author, and an actress. She's an international beauty queen, who happens to be an international ex-pat, and she is the founder of multiple organizations. I am telling you if you are multi-passionate, you do not want to skip over this episode where we will be discussing Upwork, relationships, opinions, and Juanita will encourage you to take action!
"I thrive off of quality relationships, and I've seen how it can change the trajectory of your whole world with just one phone call, one person being willing to do something to help." - Juanita Ingram.
Inside advice shared in this episode:
- Introducing Juanita Ingram (1:36)
- Using Upwork to find virtual help (3:40)
- The truth about Upwork reviews (6:37)
- The importance of relationships (9:39)
- Juanita's experience with Your Admin Expert (14:24)
- Juggling being multi-passionate (24:37)
- Advice on other people's opinions (33:25)
- Stepping outside of your box (39:40)
I told you Juanita was phenomenal! We covered so many topics today, and I would love to know which piece of advice resonated with you the most! Feel free to share with me on Instagram! As always, I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
Connect with Juanita
Connect with Gwendolyn
Thanks for joining me on today's episode of, Leading Behind the Scene! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to Apple Podcast or Spotify, give me a 5 star, and leave a review to help me reach even more entrepreneurs who are ready to make their move. Also, don't forget to check out my website, visit me on Facebook, or hang out with me on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
What is it like hiring a virtual admin in your business? What is it like working with clients as a virtual admin? This week we will be going behind the scenes of working together with one of my clients, Chyla Graham. Chyla is the CEO of CNRG Accounting Advisory, LLC, and examines systems, training, processes, procedures, staff, and emotions to strategize a workable plan to use as a backbone that will keep your nonprofit organization running smoothly.
"…write it down…if it's your business, or if it's a personal goal that you're trying to do, write it down, because that makes it easier to communicate to someone else!" - Chyla Graham.
Inside advice shared in this episode:
- Introducing Chyla Graham (0:56)
- Who is CNRG and who they serve (2:17)
- Bridging the gap between money and mission (4:15)
- What nonprofits need to do more of (6:58)
- What nonprofits need to do less of (8:17)
- Getting organized with CNRG (10:30)
- What sets CNRG apart from other nonprofit focused accountants (12:02)
- Chyla's ideal client (12:55)
- Chyla's current challenges as a CEO and entrepreneur (14:51)
- The type of help Chyla could use from an admin expert (15:57)
- What the best part about working with me is, and where I can improve (17:24)
- Transformation over the next 12 months (22:16)
- Chyla's advice to someone who wants to work with Your Admin Expert (23:46)
It was so fun going behind the scenes to share how Chyla and I authentically work together. How has this episode inspired you to hire or improve your virtual administrative business? As always, I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
Connect with Chyla
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Thanks for joining me on today's episode of, Leading Behind the Scene! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to Apple Podcast, give me a 5 star, and leave a review to help me reach even more entrepreneurs who are ready to make their move. Also, don't forget to check out my website, visit me on Facebook, or hang out with me on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
What tasks does the admin in your business do? Does this role involve you? So far, we have covered the role of CEO, the big picture thinker, and the technician is the doer and the deliverer. This week we will be discussing your role as your business' admin. Not only will we be defining the role of an admin, but I also want to emphasize the different tasks an admin does and how you can prevent burnout in your future employees.
" If you find that you are scheduling the appointments, booking the travel, doing the research, and looking for the files. If you're doing all these things, there's a good chance that you're not doing the revenue-generating things that are going to grow your business." - Gwendolyn Young.
Role tips shared in this episode:
- Recapping the three roles (1:00)
- Defining the admin role (2:22)
- Finding support for your business (3:36)
- Tasks to delegate to an administrative assistant (4:12)
Are you doing the tasks that an admin could do? Are you ready to put on your CEO hat and delegate work so that you can focus on the revenue-generating tasks to move your business? If you missed the other two roles, make sure to check out the previous two episodes to learn more about getting closer to embracing your role as a CEO. As always, I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
Resources Mentioned
So, You Want To Be A CEO
Being the Technician in Your Business
Connect with Gwendolyn
Thanks for joining me on today's episode of, Leading Behind the Scene! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes or Spotify, give me a 5 star, and leave a review to help me reach even more entrepreneurs who are ready to make their move. Also, don't forget to check out my website, visit me on Facebook, or hang out with me on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Do you find yourself doing more hands-on work in your business even though you're the CEO? Last week we discussed and defined the role of a CEO. In this episode, we will be explaining the technician, and I want to share with you just three simple shifts that you can make to move more into the CEO role and away from the role as a technician.
"While it's necessary to be the technician in your business, which is the door, remember you're doing, you're selling, all of those things. The goal is not to get stuck there. Otherwise, what you've done is just created a job for yourself and not a business. " - Gwendolyn Young.
Shifts shared in this episode:
- Defining the technician in a business (1:25)
- Become intentional with your time (2:43)
- Getting comfortable with delegating (3:12)
- Find this person in your business (4:15)
Are you feeling closer to your role as a CEO? It can be so hard to roll our sleeves back down and step away from the more hands-on work as a technician, but your business will genuinely thank you for letting go of that control! I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
Connect with Gwendolyn
Thanks for joining me on today's episode of, Leading Behind the Scene! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes or Spotify, give me a 5 star, and leave a review to help me reach even more entrepreneurs who are ready to make their move. Also, don't forget to check out my website, visit me on Facebook, or hang out with me on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Do you call yourself a CEO but aren't performing the tasks of a CEO? It is so easy to start a freelancing business and call ourselves a CEO; however, when we are solopreneurs buried in client work, sometimes we don't get to perform the tasks of a CEO. It isn't until our businesses start growing that we realize we are well versed in the day-to-day tasks and decisions of a CEO. In today's episode, I want to encourage you and challenge you to start performing the functions of a CEO now.
"If you are just always working, working, working, working, and never taking that time to evaluate, plan and strategize, then you are not being the CEO in your business." - Gwendolyn Young.
CEO tips shared in this episode:
- Are you really a CEO in your business (1:10)
- What a CEO is responsible for (2:40)
- An example of testing your role (4:36)
- What you can do to embrace your role (5:49)
- Don't make these mistakes (7:29)
- Understanding your target (9:24)
- Be prepared on all bases (9:42)
- Count the cost (10:25)
Are you performing the tasks of the CEO in your business? Or are you so busy in the day-to-day and not blocking out time? I hope this episode leaves you feeling affirmed or motivated in your role as the CEO of your business. If you need to take action and start strategically implementing these tips, let me know! I would love to hear where you are in your business and how the show is helping you lead behind the scenes!
Connect with Gwendolyn
Thanks for joining me on today's episode of, Leading Behind the Scene! If you enjoyed today's episode, please head over to iTunes or Spotify, give me a 5 star, and leave a review to help me reach even more entrepreneurs who are ready to make their move. Also, don't forget to check out my website, visit me on Facebook, or hang out with me on Instagram to stay up-to-date on what's in store for you.
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Leading Behind the Scene is the podcast for you if you are ready to build an online business that has a solid foundation and is designed in a way that supports the life you want to live!
Gwendolyn Young will share tips, tools, and strategies to help service-based entrepreneurs like you excel in your business and life.
Join her here each Thursday to learn the best practices to effectively operate your business, manage your time, and create the business you desire so you can live the life you deserve.
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